The start of the book had me hooked! It’s a fast paced read, however, I did find myself getting quite annoyed with Leah! I kept thinking ‘just tell the police’ and felt the storyline went a bit OTT for a while.

I think if you enjoy fast paced easy to read thrillers then you will like this.

Thank you to #NetGalley for the copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

#TheGoodNeighbour

Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC copy of The Good Neighbor. I enjoyed the story and thought it was a good read.

4.08 stars

Thank you, One More Chapter, R.J. Parker and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of “The Good Neighbour” in exchange for an honest review.

It is always a good thing when the author makes you like the murderer more than you do the cop!

Martin Tate, our mysterious murderer and crime entrepreneur is enticing, likeable and makes you want to know what his motivations are. He has no moral and no remorse and yet, given the opportunity does not kill Leah, our protagonist who has an accident and ends up at the wrong place at the right time.

After her accident, Leah finds her way to the first house she sees, where Martin lets her in and helps her get AA and her way back home.

The next day, Leah goes back to thank him with a bottle of wine, only to find the cops investigating a murder. Who died? Was that even Martin’s house? Where is he and why didn’t he also kill Leah?

What happens next is a thrilling action-packed game of cat and mouse that got me, curiously enough, cheering for Martin and at the same time wanting to know what else he has done and could still do. What are his plans for Leah, and will he get away with anything?

I really enjoyed the two main characters, even though I felt the side characters felt short and were extremely unlikable.

Parker managed to build a suspenseful atmosphere, and even though I had the wrong expectation going into the book (I thought this was a dark psychological thriller), I was not mad at the fast-paced action driven story. I am thankful to Parker and this book, as this is a subgenre I had never tried and wasn’t sure I was going to like! I love when being proved wrong means that the world of books for me to read is expanded!

The plot was not very original, but I feel that the execution made up for it. In fact, I had The Dinner Party on my kindle shelf, and moved right up my reading list! Can’t wait to read more from this author!

The Good Neighbour release date is: March 18, 2021 - Mark your calendar! Besides, how gorgeous is that cover? That yellow will brighten up anyone’s shelf!

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Wow!!! What a beginning!!! R.J. Parker reels you in very close in the first few chapters. The Good Neighbor had a good premise but for me started to go downhill. The description of the killings was a bit too much for me. R.J. Parker has you dive into the mind of a killer and also follows Leah Talbot who the killer is obsessed with.
Although the beginning pulled me in I was not impressed with the story I kept reading to try and make sense of why the filler was so fixated on Leah and why Leah made so many stupid decisions.

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The Good Neighbour is a fast-paced thriller that starts as bizarrely as it ends. I loved that I couldn't put this book down. The plot is action packed which keeps the reader's attention but doesn't allow for great character development. You're introduced to a couple who is in the process of separating but we don't understand either of them any more at the end of the book than we do at the beginning. The motive behind the killer's actions is alluded to, but we never quite understand the full reasoning of his actions. I really wanted to be able to give a higher rating because of the fast pace and general intrigue throughout but in the end, I feel like it's disjointed and incomplete. Publication dates is March 18, 2021. Thank you to #netgalley and #onemorechapter for this advance reader's copy in exchange for my honest review.

I'm sorry to say that mysteries and thrillers are not my thing, but after reading the summary of "The Good Neighbour" I wanted to give this book a try. After reading it (albeit quickly, because it did keep my attention until the end) I have to once again face the fact that mysteries and thrillers are not my thing. The book is written by R. J. Parker and is set in England. The characters were hard for me to attach to, especially the villain who absolutely creeped me out. Sometimes I thought that Leah, the main character, was a victim of her own decisions, although I hate to accuse her of that. All in all, I have to say that the mystery was predictable, and the thrill was only partly thrilling. However, a great big thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to broaden my genre selection by granting me this advanced copy.

This is a riveting, physiological thriller with the most insane killer I have “met” in a book in a long time. The author wrote an intense book that I couldn’t put down. I had to read this in one day and I ignored anyone that tried to speak to me. It is a fast moving story that goes from the killer to the main character and back again. This is the type of book where the killer gets into the main character’s head, manipulating her to the point she can only do as instructed.

Leah is racing home late one night when she hits a deer. She goes to the nearest house looking for help and while she is faintly uncomfortable being in a strange house with a man she has never met she finds herself attracted to him. Her marriage is cold and lonely and she thinks maybe it would be nice to bring a bottle of wine the next day to thank the stranger for his assistance. She quickly finds out he was not the resident of the house and what ensues is a game of cat and mouse.

If you like quick paced books that keep you in the edge of your seat than this book is for you. I thank NetGalley and Harper Collins UK for the opportunity to read the ARC of this book.

I did finish it but overall wasn't my cup of tea. Dark undertones that didn't always mesh with the story and characters a bit too insipid.

This book held my attention from the first chapter and never let go. It wasn't a deep mystery, but a great thriller. The characters were not necessarily likeable, but that did not affect the story in a negative way. It was a quick read with a great story line.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this one in exchange for an honest review. I highly recommend it!

I thought this would be a great premise that would lead to an excellent book.. You get into an accident and the person you ask for help in the neighborhood ends up being a killer---but.....this book was just okay. I did not feel invested in Leah, the main character, at all and her relationship with her husband was weird. Unfortunately, I think that I expected too much.
I would recommend because it was fast paced and the second half of the book was better.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for a chance to read and review.

I received an advance copy of, The Good Neighbor, by R.J. Parker. This was a very intense thriller. I really liked it, it kept me on the edge of my seat.

Leah accidentally hits a deer with her car on a country road on her way home.
He phone has no charge so she knock the door of a house to asked to use their phone to call the police and the AA to take her car to be repaired.
The man who answered the door is helpful and charming.
The next day Leah goes back to the house to thank him and finds that the house is surrounded by police cars. She is then told that a terrible crime had been committed the evening before at the property.
I enjoyed this book and read it in one day. It was fast paced and entertaining.
Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

Never in a million years would you think that having an "accident" and relying on the kindness of strangers would lead to such destruction in your life. This powerfully written novel is more than a cautionary tale of "whom to trust" when you are in a tough situation. The characters in this book deserve such accolades because their development was born from such blunt truth. It was hard to not realize that we all have those "feelings" but are too afraid or embarrassed to say anything about it aloud. This author made it easy to understand that sometimes what you ask for rarely ever becomes what you wanted. Be careful who you trust and be careful what you "wish" for...you just might get it. But I wish you all would read this 📖 book! It is a great thriller with incredibly descriptive details that made me feel as if it was I creeping into the neighbor's house. 😉👍🏼

Leah is on her way home when she hits a deer and crashes her car. Stranded with her battery dead she decides to walk to a nearby house. When she knocks on the door a man named Martin answers the door and he lets her use his phone and even calls for help. Then when she decides to wait outside for help he even lends her his umbrella to wait outside.
So, after this when she gets home she decides to take him a glass of wine as a thank you for his help. But things take a wicked twist when she returns to the house and when she knocks on the door Martin doesn't answer the Police answer the door, then to make things worse they tell her that the residence of the home has been gruesomely murdered. However, Martin is not the homeowner. The residence of the home was a woman! Now with this new development that makes this chase of cat and mouse soo thrilling. Leah is the one who can identify Martin because she saw his face! So now she is in the for the run of her life literally!
Wow! This book had me literally reading as fast as I could! I was soo hooked, while Leah does not always make the best of choices the book was one thrilling ride! I definitely recommend it to anyone  who loves really great page turners and reading late into the night!

An excellent crime thriller depicting the story of misplaced identity and a mystery of a disappearing neighbor. Highly recommended!

This was a fast paced quick and easy read. It is about Leah who runs into a deer in the road and crashes her car. She goes to a house for help and meets a man who she stumbles around with some weird uncomfortable encounter who helps her and she goes home. The next day she goes back to thank him but surprise he isn’t the owner of the home and the owner had actually been murdered that previous evening. This begins the game of the book. It was quick which was nice but it was honestly painful to read through Leah’s really dumb decisions. I tried to give the benefit of the doubt because she made these decisions for the story to continue but it was just a bit eye rolling towards the end like COME ON already! It took me about half the book to really be invested. The beginning just felt like it didn’t flow quite right on grasping who Leah was and to understand her mind set. Overall it was just ok for me.

Reading this novel isn't like being on a rollercoaster, it's like being on a merry-go-round that gets faster and faster and faster. Whilst the author doesn't delve too deeply in the characters' backstory or their psyche there is lots to commend this as a thriller. The pace is ferocious; it doesn't let up from beginning to end. Yes, the reader has to employ a suspension of reality mindset, but sometimes what we all need is a novel that we're engrossed in, with a plot that can't ever really happen in real life (we'll. some of it could, but I'd hope it wouldn't be all of it at the same time!), and with writing that is free-flowing and gripping. The Good Neigbour provided all of that and I read it in just two sittings.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book! I was sent it on Friday late evening and had finished it by Sunday morning.
The story had me gripped from page one and there were plenty of twists and turns throughout.
The characters are well developed during the book and the plot intriguing.
I’d definitely recommend this one and it’s worthy of a big fat 5 stars.

Note to self: Always make sure your phone is charged. If only Leah had, then the nightmare her life became could have been avoided. And what a nightmare it was! The Good Neighbor pulled me right in. With some very creepy and tense scenes I was sucked in to finding out how it all played out. Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for the ARC!!!

I first came across author R. J. Parker when I read “While You Slept” and whilst I thought it was a great read, it doesn’t compare to my thoughts and feelings towards this upcoming release - this one is definitely a killer read by comparison!

If you’ve followed my account and blog for long enough you will know I am rather partial to a dark and twisty thriller, or a deep psychological suspense. This book is an amalgamation of everything I could want.

The start was simple and very relatable. Leah has a near miss on the road, but tragically hits a deer a few moments later. Her car is mangled and her mobile phone has a dead battery. Little do you know, this situation sets up the premise for the rest of the story.

The characters throughout are all flawed, but relatable to the reader. I flew through the pages and experienced all the emotions: Anger, frustration, panic.

The surprise twist at the end came out of nowhere and reminded me that Parker stirred up a thought provoking emotional response last time at the end of “While You Sleep”. Clearly this is the authors style and I for one love it.

My only criticism as a reader is that I felt the middle of the story was too descriptive for my personal liking. I understand it was required to help in the build up of the characters and where the ending was heading, but ultimately I felt it could have been shorter to keep me on the edge of my seat. This is my personal reason for not rating “The Good Neighbour” 5 stars. Don’t let this steer you away from reading this latest thriller, it certainly still packs a punch.

Overall another fast paced thriller with short and snappy chapters from R. J. Parker. I very much look forward to reading more from him in the future.